Pokémon Go taken offline by PoodleCorp DDoS attack -- and the hackers have more in store

Pokémon Go has proved itself to be a rare phenomenon, and it has taken the world by storm. Attracting casual gamers of all ages the augmented reality title, Pokémon Go has seen people hitting the streets in search of elusive Pokémon -- until the servers overloaded.

There have been a few glitches with Pokémon Go, largely due to its staggering popularity. But today many people found that they were unable to get online for a different reason -- the game servers were hit by hackers. A group called PoodleCorp claims responsibility for the takedown and says worse is to come.

As reported by HackRead, PoodleCorp slammed the Pokémon Go servers with a huge DDoS attack. This meant that large numbers of gamers were not able to log into their accounts and go hunting. Pokémon withdrawal soon struck. Of course, PoodleCorp didn’t take long to brag about what it had done, taking to Twitter to take responsibility:

PokemonGo #Offline #PoodleCorp

— PoodleCorp (@PoodleCorp) July 16, 2016

A little later the 'leader' of PoodleCorp -- one XO -- warned that this was just the start of things:

Just was a lil test, we will do something on a larger scale soon .

— XO (@xotehpoodle) July 16, 2016

You have been warned. Get your fix while you can!